Thunnus Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Ahhhh... that's just me skimming and not really READING before posting! Yes, you guys are correct... Dpgsbody55 and coogrfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 (edited) On 8/14/2023 at 3:55 AM, dennismcc said: I would be over the moon if mine came out like that. Cheers Dennis Same here. I’d also be impressed if the closed engine cowling and gun hatch fit that well. Looking at the instructions, the kit seems a bit more detailed and complex than I expected. The last steps, putting all those little PE bits on the tail doesn’t look like a lot of fun. My kit arrived today from eBay. Edited August 16, 2023 by Dave Williams Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 I JUST received the kit from an EBay seller today... A big, deep box, in which there is a lot of empty space due to the relatively few sprues that are provided. There are five sprues of grey plastic parts divided into two plastic baggies. That means you have lots of sprues rubbing and shaking up against each other. For international shipments like mine (Italy to the US) I'd expect some parts broken off sprues. I had about 5-6 small pieces floating around the bags and some parts partially detached from sprues but I didn't see any major damage... yet. Here is Sprue A, which holds the fuselage halves. Finally... a 1/32 scale Folgore from a major manufacturer... a long time coming! There's a lot to like in these moldings. Normally, lightening holes on bulkheads are simply depressions but rarely molded as actual holes as Italeri has done here. There's traces of flash here and there but definition looks really good. Some of the molded detail appears to be on the heavy side, such as this engine cowling, but I can't say for certain without checking references. The same goes for the panel lines on the fuselage. Primer + paint will tell a better story. Sprue D has a lot of the external components including the rear stabilizers, intakes, fairings, landing gear covers, etc. The exhaust outlets are represented as individual pieces and they have hollowed ends. Nicely molded wiring detail on the engine. If you look closely at the lower nose fairing, you can see that every small scoop has a hollowed out opening... very impressive! Alternative rear stabilizers? To be continued... Dpgsbody55, dutik, John Stambaugh and 6 others 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Sprue B is the other big sprue and it holds the wings. The rear wall of the wheel wells is supplied as a separate bulkhead/spar. It looks like the landing gear attachment points are on the ends of the spars. The attachment point is squared, which is a good indication for a positive, non-ambiguous fit. Here is the optional cover for the wheel wells. This could've been handled a little better with some large ejector pin marks to be dealt with. No details molded onto the inner surface of the upper wings so those wanting to leave the wheel well cover off may want to spruce up this area? Sprue C is loaded with all of the small parts. Another example of parts partially broken off their sprues. Hopefully, nothing is broken but Part 37 looks like it is on the verge of snapping. The engine area includes the fuselage-mounted 12.7mm Breda-Safat machine guns. Italeri has elected to supply us with weighted tires. Note that the openings in the wheels are keyed so I am assuming that the correct alignment of the flat spots onto the ground has been built in. To be continued... coogrfan, chukw, RBrown and 14 others 13 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 John, thank you for sharing these with us! Cheers, Tom Gazzas, coogrfan and Stefano 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 5 hours ago, Uncarina said: John, thank you for sharing these with us! Cheers, Tom You're welcome, Tom! I was just excited to receive this kit and wanted to share. Hopefully, these pics are useful to those that are interested in this kit. Here is the photoetch fret. It was enclosed in a plastic sleeve that was open on one end, so it got loose and a few parts got bent out of shape. Most of the tiny pieces are meant to detail the joints of the control surfaces. The clear sprue is very small due to the small size of the canopy and windscreen on the Folgore. And finally... here is a close-up look at the 3D instrument panel. Paul in Napier, Andreas Beck, Phantom2 and 9 others 9 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 Thank you for your photos which will no doubt be very helpful to everyone expecting the new kit (although they’re vaguely familiar to me ). A few notes though: for some reason, part #4 on the 3D decal sheet is not as finely printed as the others and sticks out like a sore thumb on the IP. It would benefit from a quick black wash to tone down the stark white printed details. For once, I found the photoetch supplied with the kit adequate and useful. The brass used is of the right thickness and hardness and really adds to the details. Uncarina, coogrfan and Stefano 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tissue and Dope Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 And available in the UK for £89.99 with free postage from: https://www.timetunnelmodels.com/live/catalog/italeri-2518-macchi-mc202-folgore-high-detail-large-model-p-71780.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Eagle Posted August 17, 2023 Author Share Posted August 17, 2023 This may start a storm, but does anyone have an idea if the wheel well covers were used that often. I have read that they were fitted to number airframes, but they were removed by the ground crews due to difficulty in getting them in place. I am working on a 205 now and will be getting a 202 at some point. Just trying to prepare for a lot of work with hoses and wiring if the covers really weren’t used that much on either variant. I built a PCM 202 after its release and did it with a cover- not easy!! This new kit will solve this problem if they were used therefore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 I will use the covers. That way the kit will get built. I am already working on three hair puller-outer detailed kits. coogrfan and CRAZY IVAN5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Bell Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 I haven't had time to build in decades, but I'm gonna need to buy one of these! How glorious! Cheers, Dana Rick Griewski, Uncarina, LSP_Ray and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stambaugh Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 These sprue shots are quite impressive! Definite must have. I do hope that they not take so long as the Revell Hurricane to get to market in the U.S. Rick Griewski and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 15 hours ago, John Stambaugh said: These sprue shots are quite impressive! Definite must have. I do hope that they not take so long as the Revell Hurricane to get to market in the U.S. I got an email from Kitlinx the other day spruiking it's availability in two weeks. https://www.kitlinx.com/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=ITA2518&title=Macchi-MC.202-Folgore-Fighter-(New-Tool) Hope this helps, Michael Rick Griewski, Kagemusha and Uncarina 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Spruiking, definitely word of the day, never heard of it before. CRAZY IVAN5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Kagemusha said: Spruiking, definitely word of the day, never heard of it before. Courtesy ChatGPT Edited August 19, 2023 by quang CRAZY IVAN5, Dpgsbody55 and Steve Eagle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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